In the study in the back hall of the governor's yamen, He Tengjiao was asking Wang Kefan with a straight face. A maid walked in lightly, put the tea plate in her hand on the Zhu table, took advantage of the time to pour the tea, glanced at Wang Kefan curiously, and quickly lowered her eyes, bowed her head and walked out of the study quickly.

He was young in that life, and he was just a five-grade military attache in his clothes, but he had such a big face!

This study has always been a forbidden place in the mansion, except for a very small number of henchmen, even if the second-grade master comes, the governor will not meet here. That later life can enter the house, and sit on the side seat in a dignified manner, don't look at the governor's fierce face, in fact, he is very important.

But that person's appearance is really special ......, with three points of elegance in the heroic martial arts, which is completely different from those handsome scholars and rough generals in Wuchang Mansion.

This maid has been in He Mansion for many years, even if she is a nobleman of the Heavenly Family, the prince surnamed Zhu knows a few, and the characters in the Shilin officialdom are much more seen, but she only glanced at Wang Kefan in a hurry, which made her heart pound......

"Yuntai, if the whole army of the Gongyi battalion is dispatched, can Song Jiang be swept away in a battle?"

He Tengjiao asked while looking at Wang Kefan who was sitting on the waist stool, and saw that he was sitting in a steady and upright posture, and he had a little more good feeling in his heart.

Today's accident outside the gate, He Tengjiao was out of order in front of the blade, and he felt a little out of shape, but he sighed that there were many guards and generals under him, but Wang Kefan was the first to rush up to protect himself, which shows that he is loyal and brave.

It is easy to take advantage of this, although he is a little deviant in his actions, but as long as he sharpens it more, he will become a usable talent.

"If you return to the army, after the last fiasco, the Songjiang bandits have suffered a lot of losses from their elites, and if our army fights steadily, they can be wiped out within three to four months."

Wang Kefan replied very tactfully.

The Gongyi battalion lacked a powerful means of attacking fortifications, except for his four sentinels, the combat effectiveness of the other departments was too far behind, for such a force, it was not a simple task to attack the city and Linxiang, and the possibility of destroying the withered and decaying, and the possibility of falling into a battle was basically zero.

However, is there still three months left for the Qing army to move south?

He Tengjiao groaned: "It's good to fight steadily, but it's not a ...... if you drag it on for too long, you won a quick victory against Song Jiang last time, and Weishenme is now a lot of generals, and it will drag on for three or four months?" ”

This is a question that can only be asked by a military layman, but it must be answered seriously, and Wang Kefan explained as plainly as possible: "At this time, at that time, the water bandits will incur a crisp defeat when they lightly attack the enemy. If our army attacks on a large scale, Song Jiang relies on the city to hold on, and he has freshly harvested autumn grain in the city, which should be able to hold out for three or four months. ”

"Can you use stratagems to break the enemy, as fast as possible?"

"You can give it a try. However, the enemy is lenient, since it is a strategy, there is a possibility of being recognized, and it is always right to plan for the worst. ”

"As soon as the army moves, it costs a lot of money every day, and this battle must be resolved quickly." He Tengjiao disagreed: "That's it, you go back to the front station first, collect grain, and find out the enemy's situation, and the Gongyi battalion and the Dubiao battalion will arrive later, and the deadline is the year before, and the Song Jiang gang must be uprooted!" ”

In his opinion, since Wang Kefan can easily defeat the water bandits, he will definitely be able to easily win by sending several times the army to attack this time.

Wang Kefan got up to answer the order, He Tengjiao waved his hand again to let him sit down, and his face suddenly sank.

"The commander of the army is outside, even if the food and salary are not good for a while, you can't harass the locality, I heard that you are forcibly recruiting military salaries in Chongyang, is there such a thing?"

"It is true that he persuaded people to donate military salaries in his later years, but there was absolutely no forced recruitment of military salaries, at most a little means were used." Wang Kefan replied honestly: "The military gate does not know, the officers and soldiers of our battalion have fought to the death to hold Chongyang, and those tooth merchants see that the food and salary in our camp are not enough, but they refuse to help, in order to prevent the soldiers from mutiny, they have to make this decision......

"It's just a trick to cover people's ears, and you dare to quibble in front of this constitution! There are people in the three departments and yamen who have complained, and there are more than a dozen petitions here in this constitution, do you want to take a look? ”

He Tengjiao stretched out his hand, slapped the stack of papers on the table, and reprimanded in a slow tone: "Yuntai, you are still young, you should be frugal and gentle, and you must not show your edge and make too many enemies." This time, someone impeached you for enriching your pockets, but I rejected them, and I don't think you will ruin your future for some things......"

Wang Kefan got a few thousand taels of silver in Chongyang, and he definitely couldn't use it up in the army, and everyone in Wuchang Mansion thought that he had made a fortune, and they impeached Wang Kefan with envy and jealousy. But He Tengjiao doesn't care too much, when the water is clear, there are no fish, and there are no officials in the Ming officialdom who are not greedy, just beat it and let Wang Kefan restrain a little.

"The foundation of Gongyi's army is the word Gongyi, and the tooth dealer Jia is a mercenary person, how can you be as full of copper as them, and collect money by any means? You will be given what you owe, so be cautious and don't tell the truth! ”

Slap a sweet date, He Tengjiao played this set very skillfully, even if he was reprimanding Wang Kefan, his words also revealed ardent expectations.

Wang Kefan had no choice but to stand up again and listen to the teachings.

He Tengjiao's face was a little pale, and he asked casually: "Yuntai, I'll ask someone from you, okay?" ”

"Oh, please make it clear to He Junmen." Wang Kefan's heart was cold, the four sentinels under him were all soldiers, and if the sentinels were transferred, the sentry would be dispersed.

He Tengjiao raised his eyes to look at him and said, "Lu Renqing under your command is quite talented, are you willing to let him go?" ”

Fortunately, it wasn't Wang Sheng's ones, they were replaced by Lu Renqing, and they could barely agree.

"Originally, I was reluctant, but since the military gate has a life, the last general has no words!"

"Hehehe." He Tengjiao smiled happily: "Don't worry, since he is a talent selected by Yuntai, I will not wronged him." Put it under Niu Xietai for a while, and I will definitely reuse it when I look back......"

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Waving his hand to let Wang Kefan go out, He Tengjiao looked at his back, squinted his eyes, and thought thoughtfully.

There was a soft sound behind the screen, and an ugly-looking scribe flashed, with a crooked neck and a huge red mole on his cheek, he saluted He Tengjiao, stepped forward to fill the tea, and then stood silently beside him.

"Ashan, you have always had a sharp eye, in your opinion, is Wang Kefan useful?" He Tengjiao pointed to the chair and motioned for him to sit down and speak.

"Qi Yu He Gong, this person speaks smoothly, is a loyal person on the outside, and a clever person on the inside, not a righteous gentleman." This scribe's name is Zhang Kuang, called Eshan, and he is the number one staff member under He Tengjiao, and he has been hiding behind the screen just now and eavesdropping.

"I also know this, but he is really unique in military affairs, and talents are rare." He Tengjiao thought of Niu Zhongxiao, who was a confidant, and couldn't help but sigh.

"What He Gong said is good, but this person acts unconventionally, only sees his strength, and his intentions are difficult to guess, and he is afraid that he will not obey the control of the military in the future." Zhang Kuang paused and summed up in one sentence: "This person can be used, but not reused." ”

He Tengjiao was silent for a while, and nodded expressionlessly: "You are right, after this battle, transfer him from Chongyang." ”

Wang Kefan and most of his subordinates were from the vicinity of Chongyang, and transferring him away from Chongyang was also a precautionary measure.

"Ashan, in your opinion, how sure are you about the battle of Song Jiang?" He Tengjiao changed the topic.

"He Gong has decided a thousand miles, and this battle will be won!" Sending the Gongyi battalion to attack Linxiang was Zhang Kuang's idea.

The Manchu Qing Dynasty attacked Shaanxi, Li Zicheng saw that he couldn't resist it, there were already signs of running south to Huguang, these anti-thieves and rogues were not the opponents of the Tartars, but they were much more powerful than the officers and soldiers, Zuo Liangyu was known as an army of 800,000, and Bai Wang could only maintain an invincible and undefeated situation, if Li Ziyuan himself came, Wuchang Mansion would definitely not be able to hold it.

Therefore, He Tengjiao already had an unfavorable situation, so he planned to withdraw to Hunan, and before a large-scale retreat, he must first consolidate the rear and eliminate the Hui Party and bandits in various parts of Huguang, among which Song Jiang, which was entrenched in Linxiang, bore the brunt.

There is another reason for taking Song Jiang to fight, He Tengjiao organized and trained the new army of the Gongyi Battalion, and the cost was huge, and the expenses were all pressed on the state capitals of Huguang, and the following complaints and complaints continued, he urgently needed a big victory to prove the value of the Gongyi Battalion, and Song Jiang's gang of water bandits was the most suitable target.

"I fought with two battalions, the Gongyi Battalion and the Supervisory Battalion, and nearly 10,000 healthy brigades against a group of water cobs were already thunderous. However, since ancient times, the arrogant army will be defeated, and when facing the enemy, you should not underestimate the enemy, you should take it step by step, and be cautious! ”

There was obviously an entrusting meaning in these words, Zhang Kuang's eyes flashed with excitement, and the red mole on his face was almost dripping blood.

"I am willing to lead the army to fight and sweep away this gang of water couges, why are you worried!"

Zhang Kuang is a native of Songjiang Mansion (Shanghai), the Xie Yuan of Chongzhen for nine years, and the Jinshi of Chongzhen for ten years, and his career has been smooth. But in the sixteenth year of Chongzhen, when Li Zicheng made a big fuss in Huguang, he happened to serve as the governor of Huguang and Yang, and was demoted to a white body because of the fall of the city, so he was thrown into He Tengjiao's mansion as a senior staff.

A dignified province to solve the yuan, two lists of jinshi, but zuihou has become a ninth-rate master, Zhang Kuang's depression in the past two years can be imagined, seeing that he has the opportunity to turn over, of course he is very excited.

"Very good."

He Tengjiao has always regarded him as a confidant, and he appreciates the cultivation, nodded disapprovingly, and said with a smile: "I have already handed the chapter to Gonggong Du to ensure that you are the military supervisor of Huguang, and this time you will be the commander of Song Jiang." ”

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According to Baidu Encyclopedia, Zhang Kuang was born with a crooked head and a giant mole on his face, and he was born like this, not that the author intended to scandalize it.

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